[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8863 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8863

 To amend title 5, United States Code, to add certain employees of the 
 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to the definition 
     of employees in fire protection activities for the purpose of 
     compensation for certain illnesses and diseases deemed to be 
    proximately caused by employment in fire protection activities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 15, 2026

 Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia (for himself and Mr. McGovern) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education 
                             and Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 5, United States Code, to add certain employees of the 
 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to the definition 
     of employees in fire protection activities for the purpose of 
     compensation for certain illnesses and diseases deemed to be 
    proximately caused by employment in fire protection activities.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN ILLNESSES AND DISEASES DEEMED TO BE 
              PROXIMATELY CAUSED BY EMPLOYMENT IN FIRE PROTECTION 
              ACTIVITIES FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE BUREAU OF 
              ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES.

    (a) Employees in Fire Protection.--Section 8143b of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(c) Certain Employees of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 
and Explosives.--For the purposes of this section, a Certified Fire 
Investigator or a member of the National Response Team within the 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives shall be deemed to 
be an employee in fire protection activities.''.
    (b) Application.--The amendments made by this section shall apply 
to claims for compensation filed on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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